Feeding the wild animals stories reminded me of the people who used to feed the wild alligators in the pond near where my mother lived in Sarasota County, Florida. It never seemed like a good idea to teach those creatures to associate people with food.

When the gators would get too big for residential areas the authorities used to trap them and release them in Myakka River State Park. I don't know if this is still going on, but it sounds like a scary place to camp.

We used to see wild alligators in ponds along the side of interstate 75 in south Florida. The road was new at that time, and the rest stops were not finished. Someone said that if motorists tried to stop along the road to relieve themselves, they might end up being a New York strip steak.